La Dolce Vita - Birmingham menu - Birmingham AL 35244

Appetizers
- Fresh Mussels $10
  
  sauteed with shallots and garlic in your choice of marinara, fra diavolo, or white wine sauce
- Fresh Clams $9
  
  sauteed with leeks and tomatoes in your choice of marinara, fra diavolo, or white wine sauce
- House Made, Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes $14
  
  lemon beurre blanc, chive oil, and caramelized shallot
- Marinated Helix Snails $10
  
  sauteed with onions, garlic and thyme in anisette cream sauce with crostini
- Calamari $9
  
  jumbo tubes and tentacles prepared to your liking; sauteed with marinara, fra diavolo style, or fried golden brown
- Penne Tossed In A Rich Bechamel Of Fontina $8
  
  gorgonzola, romano and parmigiano cheeses

Soup & Salad
- Italian Style Egg Drop Soup $6
  
  with fresh spinach and roasted garlic
- House Salad $5
  
  chopped greens, carrot, olives, and roma tomatoes in our zesty, creamy italian vinaigrette
- Chopped Romaine In Our Creamy $7
  
  garlic caesar dressing. (house substitution $3.00).
- Fresh Spinach $6
  
  sauteed in extra virgin olive oil with garlic and lemon. (house substitution $3.00).

Pasta Favorites
- Classic Sicilian Lasagna $15
  
  layered with our traditional bolognese sauce, fresh herbs and impastata cheese
- Italian Sausage $15
  
  peppers, onions, and mushrooms, simmered in marinara and baked with mozzarella
- Fettuccine Carbonara $14
  
  pancetta bacon, onions, and mushrooms in a rich cream bechamel with parmesan and asiago cheese
- Ground Sirloin And Veal $14
  
  tomato sauce, tossed with linguine pasta, topped with shaved parmigiano cheese
- Breaded, Flash-Fried Eggplant $16
  
  with mushrooms, prosciutto, & pomodoro sauce, topped with mozzarella
- Classic, Fried Eggplant $14
  
  layered with marinara sauce, and baked golden with parmesan and mozzarella
- Classic Italian Sausage $16
  
  roasted peppers, onions and mushrooms in pomodoro sauce over linguine
- Penne Alla Vodka $15
  
  a guest favorite, of penne tossed in our creamy, roasted tomato vodka sauce with prosciutto and basil. add chicken - (pan fried, diced breasts of chicken). add shrimp - (sauteed, jumbo gulf prawns)
- Cheese Stuffed Pasta $13
  
  simmered in our house marinara and baked golden with parmesan and mozzarella
- Braised Veal Stuffed Pasta $14
  
  simmered in our house marinara and baked golden with parmesan and mozzarella
- Angel Hair Marinara $13
  
  caramelized onions, garlic and fresh basil in pomodoro sauce, tossed with angel hair pasta. add italian sausage - (seared home-made sausage).
- Fettuccine Alfredo $14
  
  classic creamy bechamel with garlic, leeks and fresh basil, tossed with fettuccine, topped with parmigiano. add chicken - (pan-fried, diced breasts of chicken). add shrimp - (sauteed, jumbo gulf prawns)
- Caramelized Shallots $13
  
  roasted garlic and spicy peppers in our pomodoro sauce with penne pasta
- Guests' Choice Of Pasta $14
  
  tossed in our creamy basil pesto sauce with grated parmigiano reggiano cheese
- Sauteed Onions $15
  
  prosciutto, kalamata olives, and basil, with a tomato-garlic sauce over linguine

Chicken
- Scallopine Of Chicken $16
  
  sauteed with mushrooms, shallots and garlic, in a sweet marsala wine sauce
- Breaded And Pan-Fried $15
  
  simmered in house marinara and baked golden with parmesan & mozzarella
- Scallopine Of Chicken $16
  
  sauteed with mushrooms, capers, and leeks, in a white wine, lemon-butter sauce
- Pan Sauteed With Onions $16
  
  roasted peppers, mushrooms, and fresh basil, in marinara sauce
- Mushrooms $17
  
  shallots and sage, in a red wine demi glace, baked with prosciutto & mozzarella cheese
- Piemontese $17
  
  with mushrooms and garlic, simmered in a white wine pesto sauce, baked with tomato, prosciutto and mozzarella
- Chicken Scallopine $19
  
  pan-fried with imported porcini mushrooms, and red wine, in a rich cream sauce

Veal
- Scallopine Of Veal $18
  
  sauteed with mushrooms, shallots and garlic, in a sweet marsala wine demi glace
- Breaded And Pan-Fried Veal $17
  
  simmered in house marinara and baked golden with parmesan & mozzarella
- Scallopine Of Veal $18
  
  sauteed with mushrooms, capers, and leeks, in a white wine, lemon-butter sauce
- Mushrooms $19
  
  shallots and sage, in a red wine demi glace, baked with prosciutto & mozzarella cheese
- Piemontese $19
  
  with mushrooms and garlic, simmered in a white wine pesto sauce, baked with tomato, prosciutto and mozzarella
- Tuscan Style Veal Scallopine $20
  
  sauteed with shallots& brandy in a mushroom demi-glace, baked with prosciutto, gorgonzola, fontina, and mozzarella cheese

Seafood
- Linguine Alla Clam Sauce $17
  
  fresh clams, with shallots, leeks, tomatoes and garlic in guests' choice of red or white sauce
- Sauteed Jumbo Prawns $19
  
  with caramelized onions, garlic and spicy peppers, in tomato sauce with linguine
- Fresh Blue Mussels $17
  
  poached in tomato sauce, with onions and basil, served over linguine pasta
- Jumbo Prawns $21
  
  rolled in seasoned flour & egg wash, pan-fried with mushrooms in a light cream sauce
- Jumbo Gulf Prawns $25
  
  sauteed with shallots, tomatoes, and garlic, in a white wine, lemon-butter over linguine
- Large Shrimp $28
  
  stuffed with a succulent lump crabmeat stuffing, & white wine scampi sauce
- Tuscan Classic Of Fresh Mussels $30
  
  clams, calamari, and shrimp, sauteed in a tomato-garlic sauce over linguine

Side Items
- Polenta $6
  
  classic tuscan staple of stone ground yellow corn meal, creamed with pancetta, shallots, chives and parmigiano reggiano.
- Italian Arborio Rice $6
  
  simmered with prosciutto, leeks, and saffron?"a guest favorite"
- Fresh Spinach $6
  
  sauteed in extra virgin olive oil, with garlic and lemon
- Pasta Burnt Butter $5
  
  fresh pasta tossed in browned, garlic compound butter with parmesan
- Red Potato Wedges $6
  
  seasoned and oven roasted golden brown